TUCSON, Ariz. (Sept. 22, 2022) — Mosaic Quarter Development LLC (MQD), the developer of Mosaic Quarter, a sport and entertainment-focused lifestyle center, today announced an agreement with EDGE Sports Group (ESG) of Wellesley, MA and Bonita Beach, FL to provide predevelopment advisory services and athletic facilities management and operations services.
Mosaic Quarter’s athletic facilities include MQ Iceplex (a 3-sheet ice sports facility), MQ Field House (a 130,000-square-foot indoor multisport facility), MQ Sportsplex (a 76,000 square foot indoor multisport facility) and MQ Stadium (an 8,500-seat indoor multisport facility). ESG will provide day-to-day operational oversight of these facilities and manage MQD’s associates at each venue.
“We are thrilled to expand our relationship with EDGE Sports Group,” said Frank Knott, MQD’s senior managing director. “During the past three years, ESG has provided us with advisory services that have positively impacted the design and programming of our athletic facilities. ESG’s significant experience will assist us in our mission to create a community-centric, enduring and inclusive recreational, athletic and entertainment experience.”
ESG was formed to address the growing demand for year-round, public-private athletic-venue partnerships. Its facilities portfolio includes Boston Sports Institute, Thayer Sports Center, Foxboro Sports Center, Hobomock Arenas, Essex Sports Center, Boch Ice Center and Worcester Ice Center in Massachusetts, and a recently announced 60-acre sports campus at Olympus in Clermont, FL.
“We are extremely excited to continue and expand our working relationship with Frank Knott and Mosaic Quarter Development,” said Brian DeVellis, ESG’s president and founder. “ESG is looking forward to supporting Mosaic Quarter and expanding our geographic footprint.”
About Mosaic Quarter
Mosaic Quarter is a sport and entertainment-focused lifestyle center that completes the development of the Kino Sports & Entertainment Complex. With over 1 million square feet of facilities and amenities, it will serve as a destination point for residents and tourists alike. Mosaic Quarter will provide much-needed practice and competition space for youth and adult recreational sports and collegiate athletic programming. As a public-private partnership with Pima County, Mosaic Quarter will promote multiple forms of regional economic development including 46,000 jobs and $7 billion in economic development activity, with over 92 percent of economic benefits taking place beyond Mosaic Quarter’s boundaries.
About EDGE Sports Group
EDGE Sports Group, based in Wellesley, MA and Bonita Beach, FL, was formed to address the growing demand for public-private partnerships that provide year-round athletic venues. ESG assists clients’ navigation through public processes at the local, state and federal levels; works with private capital and commercial lenders to obtain financing; and establishes the programming and operational framework required to sustain the chosen athletic venue model. ESG is a full-service company that brings over 30 years of private and public recreational design experience and offers the full gamut of strategic and operational services in assessment; feasibility and market studies; design, permit and construction management; and programming and operations.
